Table 7
Imports by commodity groupings, balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted - Current dollars

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Imports by commodity groupings, balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted - Current dollars
Table summary
This table displays merchandise imports by commodity groupings, on a balance of payments basis, by seasonal adjustment, current dollars. The row headers identify commodity groupings. The column headers provide information on imports by month, year to date, and change, in millions of dollars, and also change, in percent.
  October  2013 November  2013 Change Year to date November 2013 / November 2012
2012 2013 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Total of all merchandise 40,697 40,720 24 0.1 435,910 444,837 8,927 2.0 1.5
Farm, fishing and intermediate food products 1,079 1,101 21 2.0 11,265 12,088 824 7.3 3.4
Farm and fishing products 852 841 -11 -1.3 8,345 9,156 811 9.7 3.5
Live animals 16 15 -1 -6.2 170 184 15 8.6 8.6
Wheat 1 1 0 -11.1 29 17 -12 -41.3 -52.9
Canola 7 8 1 9.6 134 108 -26 -19.3 -78.9
Fruits, nuts and vegetables 613 596 -17 -2.7 5,777 6,424 648 11.2 9.4
Other crop products 122 128 6 5.0 1,508 1,448 -60 -4.0 -11.8
Other animal products 40 42 2 5.1 246 455 209 85.0 67.3
Fish, shellfish and other fishery products 53 51 -2 -4.7 484 520 36 7.5 16.6
Food and tobacco intermediate products 227 260 33 14.4 2,920 2,933 13 0.4 3.1
Energy products 3,433 2,875 -559 -16.3 41,947 39,634 -2,314 -5.5 -29.7
Crude oil and crude bitumen 1,967 1,477 -489 -24.9 28,249 23,656 -4,593 -16.3 -49.2
Natural gas, natural gas liquids and related products 458 471 14 3.0 3,403 4,869 1,466 43.1 22.3
Natural gas 336 340 4 1.2 2,476 3,620 1,145 46.2 19.1
Natural gas liquids and related products 122 132 10 7.8 928 1,248 320 34.6 31.5
Refined petroleum energy products 899 824 -75 -8.4 8,944 9,932 988 11.0 19.9
Electricity 33 33 0 0.0 207 316 109 52.5 57.9
Other energy products 77 70 -8 -10.1 1,145 861 -284 -24.8 -20.0
Metal ores and non-metallic minerals 826 901 75 9.1 9,197 10,470 1,274 13.9 -7.7
Metal ores and concentrates 750 826 76 10.1 8,586 9,722 1,136 13.2 -10.7
Iron ores and concentrates 70 88 18 26.3 839 831 -8 -0.9 -26.4
Copper ores and concentrates 23 13 -10 -43.8 534 281 -253 -47.4 -74.6
Nickel ores and concentrates 58 45 -13 -22.2 907 671 -236 -26.0 -19.8
Radioactive ores and concentrates 32 106 74 233.6 849 886 37 4.4 14.8
Other metal ores and concentrates 567 573 6 1.1 5,458 7,053 1,594 29.2 -5.1
Non-metallic minerals 76 75 -1 -1.7 610 748 138 22.6 46.3
Potash 1 0 0 -33.3 9 6 -2 -26.4 -60.0
Stone, sand, gravel, clay, and refractory minerals 42 44 2 4.8 391 446 55 14.1 14.8
Diamonds and other non-metallic minerals 34 31 -3 -9.1 210 296 85 40.6 152.0
Metal and non-metallic mineral products 3,123 3,280 157 5.0 39,973 36,622 -3,351 -8.4 -9.5
Intermediate metal products 1,796 1,914 118 6.6 24,956 22,016 -2,940 -11.8 -17.0
Unwrought iron, steel and ferro-alloys, and basic and semi-finished ferrous metal products 940 960 19 2.0 11,458 10,357 -1,101 -9.6 -5.4
Unwrought, basic and semi-finished aluminum and aluminum-alloy products 198 208 10 5.3 2,124 2,152 28 1.3 13.5
Unwrought copper and copper alloys 58 60 2 3.4 180 471 292 162.6 43.6
Unwrought nickel and nickel alloys 16 2 -13 -85.3 100 101 1 1.3 -83.2
Unwrought precious metals and precious metal alloys 432 504 72 16.6 8,972 6,895 -2,077 -23.1 -41.7
Other unwrought non-ferrous metals 17 28 11 64.0 235 228 -7 -2.9 31.2
Basic and semi-finished non-ferrous metal products (except aluminum) 134 151 17 12.7 1,888 1,812 -76 -4.0 -8.3
Imports by commodity groupings, balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted - Current dollars (continued)
  October  2013 November 2013 Change Year to date November 2013 / November 2012
2012 2013 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Fabricated metal products 664 702 37 5.6 7,337 7,329 -7 -0.1 7.5
Non-metallic mineral products 468 470 2 0.4 4,726 4,961 235 5.0 12.2
Recyclable waste and scrap 195 194 0 -0.2 2,954 2,316 -639 -21.6 -22.0
Basic and industrial chemical, plastic and rubber products 3,871 3,245 -626 -16.2 35,141 37,239 2,098 6.0 0.0
Basic chemicals and industrial chemical products 2,446 1,840 -606 -24.8 20,537 22,268 1,732 8.4 -4.8
Basic chemicals 750 786 36 4.8 7,616 8,156 540 7.1 0.3
Dyes and pigments; petrochemicals 125 124 0 -0.4 1,212 1,320 108 8.9 12.8
Lubricants and other petroleum refinery products 977 354 -624 -63.8 6,025 6,485 460 7.6 -27.5
Fertilizer, pesticide and other chemical products 594 576 -18 -3.0 5,684 6,308 624 11.0 4.5
Plastic and rubber products 1,426 1,405 -21 -1.5 14,604 14,971 367 2.5 7.0
Plastic resins 591 558 -33 -5.5 5,797 5,968 171 2.9 8.7
Plastic and rubber basic products (except plastic resins) 349 360 11 3.1 3,949 3,881 -68 -1.7 2.0
Plastic and rubber finished products 485 486 1 0.2 4,858 5,123 265 5.4 9.1
Forestry products and building and packaging materials 1,771 1,806 35 2.0 18,833 19,248 414 2.2 7.6
Logs, pulpwood, and other forestry products 29 28 -1 -4.8 273 293 20 7.5 5.7
Pulp and paper stock 220 220 -1 -0.3 2,341 2,418 77 3.3 0.8
Building and packaging materials 1,521 1,558 37 2.4 16,219 16,536 317 2.0 8.6
Lumber and other sawmill and millwork products 228 237 9 3.8 2,393 2,489 96 4.0 12.0
Asphalt and asphalt products 47 52 5 10.4 660 519 -141 -21.4 13.8
Other building materials and supplies 902 922 21 2.3 9,762 9,925 163 1.7 5.7
Prefabricated buildings and components 50 52 2 4.6 530 508 -21 -4.0 27.5
Packaging materials and containers 295 295 0 0.1 2,874 3,095 221 7.7 11.7
Industrial machinery, equipment and parts 3,629 3,937 308 8.5 41,740 41,460 -280 -0.7 6.2
Industrial machinery, equipment and parts 3,629 3,937 308 8.5 41,740 41,460 -280 -0.7 6.2
Agricultural, lawn and garden machinery and equipment 304 390 86 28.3 3,450 3,626 176 5.1 22.0
Logging, mining and construction machinery and equipment 466 491 25 5.4 6,796 5,630 -1,167 -17.2 -11.7
Metalworking machinery 86 82 -4 -4.5 991 967 -24 -2.4 -18.5
Commercial and service industry machinery 210 204 -6 -2.6 2,157 2,177 20 0.9 4.6
Other industry-specific machinery, not elsewhere classified 415 434 20 4.7 4,097 4,546 450 11.0 7.8
Heating, cooling and air purification equipment 229 235 6 2.8 2,409 2,626 216 9.0 7.7
Other general-purpose machinery and equipment, not elsewhere classified 1,108 1,246 137 12.4 12,630 12,763 133 1.1 18.5
Miscellaneous parts of machinery and equipment 811 854 43 5.3 9,210 9,127 -84 -0.9 -0.9
Electronic and electrical equipment and parts 4,755 4,804 49 1.0 50,941 51,910 969 1.9 3.3
Computers and computer peripheral equipment 907 922 15 1.7 9,272 9,332 60 0.6 2.6
Imports by commodity groupings, balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted - Current dollars (continued)
  October  2013 November  2013 Change Year to date November 2013 / November 2012
2012 2013 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Communications and audio and video equipment 1,460 1,468 8 0.5 16,462 16,355 -107 -0.7 -4.3
Other electronic and electrical machinery, equipment and parts 2,388 2,414 26 1.1 25,206 26,222 1,016 4.0 8.8
Other electronic and electrical machinery and equipment 905 906 2 0.2 9,610 9,516 -95 -1.0 4.2
Electrical components 788 797 8 1.1 8,051 8,351 300 3.7 9.8
Electronic and electrical parts 695 711 16 2.3 7,545 8,356 811 10.7 14.0
Motor vehicles and parts 7,116 7,359 243 3.4 76,120 77,755 1,635 2.1 6.8
Passenger cars and light trucks 2,952 3,115 163 5.5 31,235 33,182 1,947 6.2 9.1
Medium and heavy trucks, buses and other motor vehicles 840 760 -80 -9.5 9,222 9,206 -17 -0.2 -2.6
Tires; motor vehicle engines and motor vehicle parts 3,324 3,485 160 4.8 35,663 35,367 -295 -0.8 6.9
Tires 296 309 13 4.3 3,477 3,279 -198 -5.7 -1.2
Motor vehicle engines and motor vehicle parts 3,028 3,176 148 4.9 32,185 32,088 -97 -0.3 7.8
Aircraft and other transportation equipment and parts 1,264 1,482 218 17.3 11,483 13,462 1,980 17.2 38.0
Aircraft, aircraft engines and aircraft parts 765 1,042 277 36.2 8,046 9,321 1,275 15.8 33.9
Aircraft 40 313 273 687.7 1,539 1,844 305 19.8 120.5
Aircraft engines and aircraft parts 726 730 4 0.5 6,508 7,477 969 14.9 14.6
Other transportation equipment and parts 498 440 -58 -11.7 3,437 4,142 705 20.5 48.9
Ships, locomotives, railway rolling stock, and rapid transit equipment 175 106 -68 -39.2 697 1,086 389 55.9 151.4
Boats and other personal transportation equipment 171 184 13 7.5 1,780 1,918 138 7.8 8.5
Parts of railway rolling stock and of other transportation equipment 152 150 -3 -1.9 960 1,137 177 18.5 79.0
Consumer goods 8,401 8,277 -124 -1.5 85,371 89,540 4,169 4.9 5.4
Food, beverage and tobacco products 2,052 2,028 -24 -1.2 20,729 22,069 1,340 6.5 3.9
Meat products 303 294 -8 -2.8 3,198 3,350 151 4.7 -10.9
Prepared and packaged seafood products 209 190 -19 -9.1 1,908 2,044 136 7.1 7.8
Dairy products 84 72 -12 -14.0 743 861 118 15.9 5.1
Bottled water, carbonated soft drinks, and other beverages; ice 61 65 4 6.9 654 710 56 8.6 3.8
Fresh, frozen and canned fruit and vegetable juices; frozen fruit 90 87 -3 -3.1 936 957 22 2.3 -2.5
Coffee and tea 103 94 -10 -9.3 1,074 1,023 -50 -4.7 1.0
Other food products 731 750 19 2.6 7,368 7,978 610 8.3 8.1
Alcoholic beverages 311 322 10 3.4 3,223 3,426 203 6.3 11.6
Tobacco products 77 70 -6 -8.1 820 848 28 3.4 -3.4
Animal feed 83 83 0 0.5 807 872 65 8.1 9.3
Imports by commodity groupings, balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted - Current dollars (continued)
  October  2013 November  2013 Change Year to date November 2013 / November 2012
2012 2013 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Clothing, footwear and textile products 1,619 1,620 0 0.0 15,747 16,925 1,178 7.5 10.3
Clothing, footwear and accessories 1,230 1,226 -4 -0.3 11,671 12,732 1,061 9.1 11.6
Fabric, fibre and yarn; leather and dressed furs 157 163 6 4.0 1,691 1,692 1 0.1 5.9
Carpets, textile furnishings and other textile products 232 231 -2 -0.7 2,385 2,501 116 4.8 7.0
Paper and published products 732 736 4 0.5 7,850 8,012 162 2.1 -1.5
Converted paper and paper products 376 376 0 0.0 3,679 3,908 228 6.2 11.5
Published products and recorded and unrecorded media 356 360 4 1.0 4,171 4,104 -67 -1.6 -12.3
Pharmaceutical and medicinal products 1,213 1,050 -164 -13.5 12,368 12,314 -55 -0.4 -3.5
Furniture and fixtures 527 521 -6 -1.1 5,305 5,548 243 4.6 6.7
Cleaning products, appliances, and miscellaneous goods and supplies 2,258 2,322 64 2.8 23,372 24,674 1,301 5.6 10.0
Appliances 323 335 12 3.8 3,257 3,444 187 5.8 18.7
Cleaning products and toiletries 417 432 16 3.7 4,250 4,598 348 8.2 10.0
Miscellaneous goods and supplies 1,519 1,555 36 2.4 15,866 16,632 766 4.8 8.3
Special transactions trade 581 803 222 38.3 4,903 6,185 1,282 26.1 77.6
Other balance of payments adjustments 848 852 5 0.5 8,996 9,223 227 2.5 4.0
Source(s):
Statistics Canada. Table 228-0059 - Merchandise imports and exports, customs and balance of payments basis for all countries, by seasonal adjustment and North American Product Classification System (NAPCS), monthly (dollars), CANSIM (database).
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